Disqualifying a Response

This demo will show how to disqualify a supplier's response to an active negotiation.

Steps:

1. You are a category manager and are monitoring an active negotiation, in this case RFQ  37279. You notice from the Recent Activity region, that this negotiation has  received a new response and you wish to inspect it.

   Step 1

2. Click the View response history link.

   Step 2

3. You notice that there is a new quote from Midwest Hardware, and you wish to view the quote details.

    

   You wish to ensure that all the requested documentation has been supplied with the response, so you view the supplier's response to the negotiation requirements.

   Step 3

4. Click the Midwest Hardware object.

   Step 4

5. Click the Requirements link.

   Step 5

6. You see the supplier did not supply the documentation requested in the third requirement.

   Step 6

7. Click the Done button.

   Step 7

8. Note that there could be many other reasons to disqualify a response, but in this case, you decide to disqualify the response to allow the supplier to resubmit the quote with the requested documentation.

   Step 8

9. Click the Disqualify button.

   Step 9

10. Enter the desired information into the Note to Supplier field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Please attach the requested documents identified in the Requirements tab, and resubmit your quote."
    .
    Step 10

11. Click the Submit button.

    Step 11

12. Click the OK button.

    Step 12

This demo has shown how to disqualify a response to an active negotiation.

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